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Saunders, a fitness expert who continues to compete in marathons at age 57, was head coach at San Diego in 1986-88. He turned down an offer two years ago to become head coach at Nebraska.
"The timing just was not right," he said. "We (the Chiefs) were preparing for a playoff game in 2003, and I just didn't think I could be loyal to the Chiefs and the players if I took another job at the same time.
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If this is true, and I have no reason to doubt it, then I have a whole new reason to respect the man.
That says something about his character.
Remember the Paul Hackett/USC fiasco?